Crazy busy.

Li is uberbusy this semester. He is doing an internship at the counseling center. He is on one of his professor's research teams. He has all his regular classes and homework. Plus I made him join the Hawaiian Club with me and so I drag him to hula practice twice a week.

Last night he laughed at me when I said I wanted to go to bed at 9:30. But when I got back from brushing my teeth I found him like this.

Practice.

Today Li and I stole one of our favorite baby boys for the day. I don't think we are going to get anything done once our kid decides to pop out. I left Li and the baby while I went to change my clothes and when I came back Li was just staring at him while he drifted off to sleep.

So cute.

It makes me think all the days when I felt like this might actually be worth it.

Yesterday I went to the pregnant women group on campus. Everyone sat in a circle and we went around and said our name and when our baby was due. I felt like I accidentally came to the wrong group. It was very weird.

I want a microwave.

That is all.

a good read

I just read the most interesting article about how 10 women made 1 small change everyday for a month and got HUGE results.

Fascinating.

Check it out here.

Hump Day.

We made it to 20 weeks--here's a mug shot to celebrate!

That's somewhere in the vicinity of halfway, right?
Because I am pretty sure the kid has moved into my bladder and is throwing a party there.

Yummier.

I LOVE peach cobbler SO MUCH!!

However, I always thought that its creation had to be a complex process involving either a dutch oven or a recipe with lots of ingredients or both.

I tried the lots of ingredients recipe route and it turned out awful!

Then Alysha let me taste hers which was super yummy and she claimed it was also super easy.

Here's what we did....
put about 2 cups of peaches and juice in a pan
dumped 1/2 package of yellow cake mix on it
sprinkled some cinnamon all around
melted almost 1/2 stick of butter and poured it on top
baked the whole mess for about 35 minutes

It was so good that even Li, who doesn't usually get excited about sweet things, said,
"This is the bomb!"

Yeah, it was good. My taste buds haven't been so happy since....um...last night's dinner, but that's a post for another day.

Yummy.

This is what I ate for lunch the other day. No joke.

I also recently tried my hand at pancakes again. In the middle of another disastrous attempt I informed Li that he should probably start looking for a new wife.

I am REALLY bad at this stuff.

14 secrets

I've been reading this book lately per my dad's recommendation. It contains "the 14 secrets to a happy marriage." Before I started reading I told my dad it all looked like common sense to me and he agreed. But let's face it, marriage isn't exactly rocket science.

I'd say Li and I are happier than before, but that could have something to do with the fact that my hypersensitive nose no longer thinks he has a repulsive garlic stench.

Well...

Photo via flickr

Li was sad at first because he had to quit calling it Norma, then he realized he was going to have a baller and he got pretty excited!

We CAN'T WAIT to meet him!!!

Well this little creature growing inside of me is most definitely a kicker! I've been pretty sure it was kicking me for awhile now but yesterday in Sunday School there was no question about it. It even got a few off that were hard enough for Li to feel. Weird.

In a few hours we are heading off to find out if it is a boy kicker or a girl. Weird.

Free Food

Anyone interested in free breakfast Tuesday morning?

You just have to pick Li and I up from the airport.

Shoes.

I've been checking blogs like mad lately--usually catching new posts before google reader--pathetic I know. But the thing is no one seems to be updating enough to quench my stay at home all day every day on the computer thirst for new blog posts. (Did you get all that?)

I've decided to take matters into my own hands. So here is a post about my shoes.

I love them.

I like how they have bows--I've recently discovered I have a love for bows.

I bought them at Savers and wasn't too sure about them, but they were, in the end, a good buy.

Recently they have started giving me a blister on my right pinky toe.

Sad.

But still happy about the bows.

Really?

I woke up around noon and checked some blogs. I read one that said Laie was flooding.

I thought to myself, "huh?"

Then I read an emergency email from the school saying that the Stake Center was open as a shelter for students who needed it and the Old Gym was open as a First Aid center for the community.

Also volunteers were needed to help fill sandbags.

Also the graduation banquet is postponed until tomorrow.

Apparently outside my door a major storm raged all night long and left things like this...


and this...

That is my bishop, in a kayak, in the middle of the street.

You can see these pictures and more here.

And then you will have seen as much of the flood as I have.

Drugs?!!

Is anyone in HI going to Wal-Mart or Kaneohe? I really need some pills.

I was running out and feeling much better so I quit taking them - yesterday was one of the yuckiest days of my life. But that is a story for another day, when it won't make me sick to tell it!

Anywhoo, if you or someone you know is leaving Laie I could use some help!

Plenty Mahalo.

Why?

How come no one told me about Dispatch sooner?

Shoots

I have always wondered if, hoped that, and wished upon stars that I could be one of "those" pregnant women. You know, the ones who don't gain ANY weight at all and just get this adorable belly.


Turns out, I am one of those women who actually carry the baby in their thighs instead of their stomach.

I didn't even know there were such women.

ew

Somehow feeling better didn't automatically translate into enthusiasm to clean my house like I was hoping it would.

I'd post a picture but some of you wouldn't want to be my friend anymore.

False.

I am feeling (knock on wood) quite a bit better today

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Li is on campus all day doing homework
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My house is going to be clean for the first time in weeks.

Busy

I recently went to Iraq in the middle of the night and rescued 3 little girls. Before that I was an Olympic diver with one of my old roommates. Last night I got a new job and as part of my training I had to test the breakfast bar. I ate whole wheat pancakes, french toast sticks, bacon, eggs and fresh pineapple and strawberries. Then I woke up for a second. When I fell back asleep I watched/starred in a full length movie with Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman.

My sleeping life is SOOO much better than my waking moments. Small wonder I managed to stay asleep until 2:00 in the afternoon!

I'm so hungry

Last night I was sad (again) and I finally burst in to tears and admitted, "I want to go home."

Li, in an effort to calm me down, said, "No. Home is boring. You don't need to see your family."

And through my tears I responded, "Noooo, I just want the food."

He then proceeded to name all the food related perks of being at home while I cried harder and harder. Things like...someone is always going to Wendy's or TacoBell. There are family dinners and birthday parties all the time. I can always count on finding something to eat in one of my Grandma's pantries or even an aunt or uncle if they aren't home. There are restaurants nearby....

And what I REALLY want to eat right now is birthday cake (slash "lard cake") I'm sure someone at home would support me in that craving!

Newsworthy

After a recent midnight dash to the toilet Li asked me why I was sad. Hmmm....good question. Besides the obvious-I hate puking response, why was I sad?

Here's why...
I feel like the world should stop when I have to sprint to the bathroom. I mean, Li does a good job of bringing me water, rubbing my back and seeing if I need anything. Really, I am quite spoiled.

But doesn't it just seem like the WHOLE world should stop? Like news reporters and even the paparazzi should be banging down my door trying to be the first to catch the story of the incredibly selfless woman who is going through all of this trauma just so a new baby can be born?!

I think so.

I guess pregnancy really does prepare you for motherhood....I'm going to go sick the paps on my mommy.

Good news...

Turns out I CAN play an F chord on my guitar. I always thought I couldn't because it always sounded like junk when I tried.

All I had to do was strum one less string.

This opens up a whole new world that was previously slammed shut in my face!

Yippee Skippee!

My first tag!

Yea, somebody tagged me by name. That never happened before!

Basic rules....List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 surprising facts, and then tag 5 other people. Leave a comment for the people you tag so they know they have been tagged.

3 joys:
Unisom and B6. It seems to be helping and I haven't thrown up since last Friday. (knock on wood)
Going for walks with Li. Such a fun tradition we have started since I've been pregnant.
Li. He puts up with so much and still gives me a foot rub almost every night!

3 Fears:
The dark and what might be lurking.
Missing out on something. This has been my biggest fear since I was very small.
Not reaching my potential. I always think I'm supposed to be doing something else.

3 Current obsessions/collections.
Blogging. This might border on addiction.
Reading about pregnancy stuff. Again...addiction?
Finding an obsession...I am a little obsessed with finding a hobby or passion. I don't think I have one, besides blogging which does not count!

3 Surprising facts.
I hardly ever shave. TMI?
I can touch my nose with my tongue. A skill I inherited from my mommy.
I've run 2 marathons. Which you'd find really surprising if you watched me try to run lately.

I tag Mikensi, Jennifer Washburn, Mikki, Alysha and Amelia.

How lame am I?

photo via flickr

It's Friday night and I am home alone watching the Kahuku game.
And loving it.

We have a winner......

and it's Brynne!!!

Congratulations to her and to all of you who entered. Way to be so creative!

And no congrats for me, as this is a really boring post.